The product is names sourcing, a subject that some people equate with pulling resumes off the job boards and searching the Internet with brilliant Boolean … Read more
What Do I Say?
I know I’ve promised you step-by-step sourcing instructions, but before we get started, there are a few housekeeping things I’d like to get off … Read more
Matters That Measure
Recently, Raghav Singh wrote an excellent column entitled “Measure What Matters.” It was a formula for judging recruiting effectiveness, and … Read more
Developing an Internal, Dedicated Sourcing Team
In the Recruiting Leadership forum, Amy Johnson asked some key questions about how to design and build an internal team dedicated exclusively to sourcing. … Read more
Are You Playing the Hiring Game to Win?
A few months ago I made the case in an ERE article (Hiring the Best is a Team Sport) that corporate recruiting departments should not be organized to … Read more
Names Sourcing: What Is It?
“What is it you do, and how do you do it?” I wish I had $25 for every time I have been asked those two questions. Yeah, $25. If I’m going … Read more
Traits That Turn a Good Recruiter Into a Great Recruiter
As an owner of an IT staffing firm, I am always looking for good recruiters and have had the pleasure to work with some very skilled people over the years. … Read more
Help Me Help You
Always the same old reprieve, “You should do full-cycle recruiting. You would make so much more money!” Sometimes it gets a little harsher and … Read more
Yes, No, Maybe
It’s Monday morning, you just logged on to your PC, and after checking your inbox, you jump over to your web browser to review the responses that … Read more
Five Great Things You Can Do Today to Find More Great People Tomorrow
In our just completed 2006 Recruiting and Hiring Challenges survey, 68% of the respondents indicated that sourcing was a major problem ? comparable to … Read more